Sassuolo 10/11 to beat Udinese in Friday’s Serie A showdown

Competition: Serie A

Market: Sassuolo win

Odds: 10/11 @ 888sport

With the chance to potentially climb to the top of the Serie A table on Friday night, a high-flying Sassuolo will host Udinese.

Starting with the hosts, managing to once again shock almost everyone across Italy last time out, Sassuolo picked up what was a stunning 2-0 victory away at Napoli and the mood in their camp remains at a red-hot high. Knowing that three points on Friday could see them leapfrog defending champions Juventus to top spot, I Neroverdi are yet to taste defeat since opening the New Year and they suddenly have a real European finish at the top of their agenda. Managing to collect 14 points from their opening six Serie A contests so far this season, Head Coach Roberto De Zerbi has also seen his side gain a real reputation for their recent displays in the final third. Remarkably, Sassuolo have already recorded a very impressive 18 top-flight goals already this year and they will be hugely confident of extending on their recent purple patch.

As for the visitors, while Udinese might have put on a resilient display against Europa League outfit AC Milan last weekend, they could only slump to a 2-1 defeat on home soil and they have struggled to make much of a dent since opening the New Year. Although they might have managed to extend on their Coppa Italia adventure last month, I Bianconeri have lost five of their opening six Serie A appearances. Sat in the drop zone and many in Italy thinking that they are a prime relegation contender this time around, Head Coach Luca Gotti has also seen his side ship at least a pair of strikes in four of their last five top-tier contests. Given the huge recent gulf in class between the two sides, we’re backing a home victory for the Italian high-flyers on Friday night.

Bet: Sassuolo 10/11 to beat Udinese in Friday’s Serie A showdown @ 888sport